Microsoft says China and Russia hurt its earnings
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Microsoft’s business is taking a hit from events on the other side of the world. The tech giant on Tuesday…
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Instagram has a Kardashian problem: Users revolt against app changes
By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Tati Bruening was once the textbook example of an Instagram user. Since the pandemic, she has been…
Continue ReadingMeta considers easing its Covid-19 misinformation policy
By Brian Fung, CNN Facebook-parent Meta is weighing whether to relax its policies against Covid-19 misinformation, proposing a shift from removing…
Continue ReadingShopify to cut 10% of staff after making ‘wrong’ bet about pandemic online shopping boom
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Shopify will lay off approximately 10% of its global staff after making the “wrong” bet on how long…
Continue ReadingGoogle fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Google has fired the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient, the company confirmed, saying he…
Continue ReadingThis delivery startup was valued at more than $11 billion. Then it slashed thousands of workers
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In early March, after two ultra-fast delivery startups shut down in New York City in a single week, a…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile agrees to pay customers $350 million in settlement over massive data breach
By Brian Fung, CNN T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to settle multiple class-action suits stemming from a data breach disclosed last year…
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Acclaimed Ukrainian pianist Dmytro Choni to perform at Sunriver Music Festival
Also will hold masterclass with young piano students; public invited to observe UNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The historic Sunriver Resort Great Hall sets…
Continue ReadingPrivate browsing may not protect you as much as you think
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business For years, the most popular internet browsers have included options to search for and visit websites in…
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Pet Pals: Make sure to check out Clyde
Clyde is a 9-week-old kitten who was found all alone. With the help of a foster home, he’s found that human attention is just what he craves! And…
Continue ReadingWe played ‘Stray,’ everyone’s favorite new cat-centric video game. It’s purrfection
By Rachel Metz and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business This week, two of the most passionate communities online — gamers and cat lovers — collided with…
Continue ReadingWe played ‘Stray,’ everyone’s favorite new cat-centric video game. It’s purrfection
CNN By Rachel Metz and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business This week, two of the most passionate communities online — gamers and cat lovers — collided…
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Furry Friends: Meet Erica, an active two month old kitten
Erica is a rescue kitten who came to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center after she was found in a dumpster. She’s now healthy, happy, and looking for…
Continue ReadingTwitter says ‘uncertainty’ with Elon Musk is hurting its business
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s battle with Elon Musk is weighing on its business. The company on Friday reported revenue of $1.18…
Continue ReadingHere today, gone tomorrow: China’s vanishing livestreamers
By Laura He, CNN Business One month ago, Li Jiaqi disappeared from the internet. The 30-year-old livestreamer, also known as Austin Li, was — until…
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Seven proposed sculptures for two Bend roundabouts going on display for a week
Design renderings of seven proposed sculptures for the Powers Road & Brookswood Boulevard roundabout in SW Bend and Empire Avenue/Butler Market…
Continue Reading‘We are not satisfied with the results.’ Snap stock tanks 25% after another disappointing quarter
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Snap’s rough year continues. Shares of Snapchat’s parent company tanked more than 25% in after-hours trading…
Continue ReadingThe FCC is cracking down on ‘auto warranty’ robocalls
By Brian Fung, CNN US telecom providers will now be required to block millions of illegal robocalls a day advertising extended vehicle warranties,…
Continue ReadingYouTube will start removing misinformation related to abortion
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business YouTube on Thursday said it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion on its platform, including false…
Continue ReadingAmazon to buy One Medical for $3.9 billion as it expands healthcare footprint
By Catherine Thorbecke Amazon on Thursday said it has entered an agreement to acquire primary healthcare company One Medical in an all-cash deal…
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